Shloka 26

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

भोजानीकं समासाद्य हार्दिक्येनाभिरक्षितम्‌ । प्रमथ्य तरसा वीरस्तदप्यतिबलो5भ्ययात्‌,फिर अत्यन्त बलशाली वीर भीमसेन कृतवर्माद्वारा सुरक्षित भोजवंशियोंकी सेनाके पास जा पहुँचे और उसे वेगपूर्वक मथकर आगे चले गये

Transliteration

sajaya uv01ca |

bhoj01n2bka43 sam01s01dya h01rdikyena01bhirak63itam |

pramathya taras01 v2bras tad apy atibalo 'bhyay01t ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Setelah sampai kepada pasukan Bhoja yang dikawal oleh Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā), sang wira itu menghancurkannya dengan serangan pantas; lalu pahlawan yang teramat gagah itu terus mara lagi.

Word by Word

भोजानीकम्the Bhoja army/host

समासाद्यhaving approached/reached

हार्दिक्येनby Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

अभिरक्षितम्protected/guarded

प्रमथ्यhaving crushed/churned up (routed)

तरसाwith speed/impetuosity

वीरःthe hero/warrior

तत्that (army/host)

अपिalso/even

अतिबलःvery strong

अभ्ययात्went forward/advanced

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sajaya

H01rdikya (K5btavarm01)

Bhoja troops/contingent

Bh2bmasena (implied by context: 'the exceedingly mighty hero')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how sheer strength and speed can decide outcomes in war, yet it implicitly raises the ethical weight of such power: valor and duty (k63atriya-dharma) drive action, but the destruction of protected troops shows how warfare tests restraint, compassion, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bh2bmasena advances to the Bhoja contingent guarded by K5btavarm01 (H01rdikya), breaks through it with force, disperses it, and continues forward, indicating his unstoppable progress through enemy formations.